Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 18th August 2025

A Red Kite flew north over Cahermacrea between Dromore Wood and Ruan(Ian Garry)

A male Ruff, 80 Sanderling and five Bar-tailed Godwit were at Clohauninchy.(Geoff Pearson)

There were 54 Curlew at the Inagh Estuary.(GP)

Five Crossbills were near Pallasgreen (John N Murphy).

Off the tip of Loop Head one Sooty Shearwater, two Storm Petrel, two Whimbrel and a Swift were seen. (Chris Cullen)

A Barn Owl was calling early this morning on the Carrigaholt Road outside Kilkee. (Donogh Sweeney)

The Pectoral Sandpiper was still at Aughinish Causeway.((Bob Watts)

An Osprey was at Bleach Lough (Frank McGeehan et al.)

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Brown’s Quay (TT).

A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Aughinish Causeway.(Ray Glynn)

A juvenile Ruff was at Lough Donnell. (John N Murphy)

A Kingfisher was at Claughaun Lough early this morning. (JNM)

A Common Sandpiper was at Islandavanna (JNM)

Long-eared Owl Chicks and a Barn Owl were heard calling at Dromore Wood.(Cliff Baxter)

A Barn Owl was also heard calling at Barefield, (Iomhar Daly), Lough Bunny, (Adrian Glasgow) and at Dysart.(James Organ)

There were two Sooty Shearwater off Ross Ringing Station.(John N Murphy)

There were over 500 hirundines, mainly Swallow feeding over Lake Inchiquin this evening. (James Organ)

Two White-tailed Eagle flew westward over Lough Collaun.(JO)

A Kingfisher was at Clarisford Park Killaloe.(Niall Brew)